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<p><b>Electric charges</b> of aqueous species are read from the ending of their name,
in two possible ways:</p>
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  <tr valign="top"><td><nobr><tt>&nbsp;&nbsp;</tt><b>1</b>)&nbsp;</nobr></td>
		<td>blank space between name and charge: <nobr><tt>Fe 3+</tt>,</nobr>
				<nobr><tt>CO3 2&#8722;</tt>,</nobr>
				<nobr><tt>Na +</tt>,</nobr>
				<nobr><tt>Al(OH)3 &#8722;</tt></nobr></td></tr>
  <tr valign="top"><td><nobr><tt>&nbsp;&nbsp;</tt><b>2</b>)&nbsp;</nobr></td>
		<td>+ or &#8722; followed by a number: <nobr><tt>Fe+3</tt>,</nobr>
				<nobr><tt>CO3&#8722;2</tt>,</nobr> <nobr><tt>Na+</tt>,</nobr>
		<nobr><tt>Al(OH)3&#8722;</tt></nobr></td>
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